[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 81 (Friday, April 26, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24666-24668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09801]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Part 319
[Docket No. APHIS-2012-0099]
Updates to the List of Plant Inspection Stations
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: We are amending the regulations governing the importation of
plants for planting to remove the entries for the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) plant inspection stations in New
Orleans, LA, and Baltimore, MD, and to add an entry for the USDA plant
inspection station in Beltsville, MD. We are also updating the
addresses provided for the USDA plant inspection stations in Florida,
Guam, and Hawaii. This final rule is necessary for the regulations to
reflect the most current information regarding USDA plant inspection
stations.
DATES: Effective April 26, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Alan V. Tasker, Senior Regulatory
Policy Specialist, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD
20737-1231; (301) 851-2224.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The regulations in 7 CFR part 319 prohibit or restrict the
importation of certain plants and plant products into the United States
to prevent the introduction and dissemination of plant pests. The
regulations contained in Subpart--Plants for Planting, Sec. Sec.
319.37-1 through 319.37-14 (referred to below as the regulations),
restrict or prohibit the importation of living plants, seeds,
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or plant parts intended for propagation. The regulations also describe
requirements for the importation of these articles.
Section 319.37-14 of the regulations contains a list of United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA) plant inspection stations and
the corresponding ports of entry through which certain articles must
pass in order to be imported into the United States. In order to be
designated as a USDA plant inspection station, a building must have
adequate space for inspection areas to be set up, laboratory facilities
for pest and disease identification, and in some cases, provide
facilities for treatment of imported living plants, seeds, or plant
parts intended for propagation. Currently there are 16 USDA plant
inspection stations listed in the regulations. USDA plant inspection
stations are staffed by personnel from the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service's (APHIS) Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ)
division who inspect articles to ensure they are free of plant pests
and diseases and otherwise comply with APHIS import requirements.
PPQ has operated a specialized facility for several years, known as
the Plant Germplasm Inspection Station, in Beltsville, MD, that is
uniquely designed for handling germplasm and other plant material
imported for plant breeding and research programs. The Plant Germplasm
Inspection Station satisfies the criteria for being designated as a
USDA plant inspection station, therefore, we are adding it to the list
in Sec. 319.37-14.
The existing list of ports of entry and plant inspection stations
in Sec. 319.37-14 is in need of several updates. Therefore, we are
amending the regulations by removing the entries for the USDA plant
inspection stations in New Orleans, LA, which has been closed, and
Baltimore, MD, which had been listed in error, and by updating the
addresses for the USDA plant inspection stations in Florida, Guam, and
Hawaii.
We are publishing this rule without prior proposal because it
relates to internal agency management. Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553, notice of proposed rulemaking and opportunity to comment are not
required, and this rule may be made effective less than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register. Further, since this rule relates
to internal agency management, it is exempt from the provisions of
Executive Orders 12866 and 12988. Finally, this action is not a rule as
defined by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and thus is exempt from the
provisions of that Act.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule contains no new information collection or recordkeeping
requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.)
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 319
Coffee, Cotton, Fruits, Imports, Logs, Nursery stock, Plant
diseases and pests, Quarantine, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Rice, Vegetables.
Accordingly, 7 CFR part 319 is amended as follows:
PART 319--FOREIGN QUARANTINE NOTICES
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1. The authority citation for part 319 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701-7772, and 7781-7786; 21 U.S.C. 136
and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.
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2. In Sec. 319.37-14, in the table, the list of USDA plant inspection
stations is amended as follows:
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a. By removing the entries for Louisiana and Maryland;
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b. By adding, in alphabetical order, a new entry for Maryland; and
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c. By revising the entries for Florida, Guam, and Hawaii.
The addition and revisions read as follows:
Sec. 319.37-14 Ports of entry.
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List of USDA Plant Inspection Stations
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Federal plant
State Port of entry inspection stations
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Florida..................... Miami (Note: Plant Inspection
Restricted articles Station, 6302 NW
may be moved from 36th Street, Miami,
Fort Lauderdale to FL 33122.
Miami under U.S.
Customs bond).
Orlando............. Plant Inspection
Station, 3951
Centerport St.,
Orlando, FL 32827.
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Guam........................ Agana............... Plant Inspection
Station, 17-3306
Neptune Avenue,
Tiyan, Barrigada,
GU 96913.
Hawaii...................... Honolulu (Airport).. Honolulu Inspection
Station, Honolulu
International
Airport, 300
Rodgers Boulevard,
58,
Honolulu, HI 96819-
1897.
Maryland.................... Beltsville (Note: National Plant
Plant germplasm Germplasm
only). Inspection Station,
Building 580, BARC
East, Beltsville,
MD 20705.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 18th day of April 2013.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-09801 Filed 4-25-13; 8:45 am]
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